1. Heroic teenager receives award
Using Language
Heroic teenager receives award

2. Let’s do some revision.
Fill in the blanks.

3. The skin is an _______ part of your body and it’s largest ______
The skin is an _______ part of your body and it’s largest ______. You have _____ layers of skin which act as a barrier _______disease, _______ and the sun’s harmful rays. The _________ of your skin are also very _________: it keeps you _____ or cool; it prevents your body from ______ too much water;
essential
organ
three
against
poisons
functions
complex
warm
losing

4. it is where you feel ____, heat or____ and it gives you your_____________. So as you can imagine, if your skin gets _______ it can be very serious. First aid is a very important first step in the _________ of burns.
pain
cold
sense of touch
burned
treatment

5. Heroic Teenager Receives
Award

6. Pre-reading: 1. Look at the form of the
article. Where can you most probably
read this passage?
a novel
B. a research paper
C. a student’s composition
D. a newspaper report
Read the headline and the first paragraph.

7. Listening:
Listen to the report, then answer the following questions to get the main idea.
1) Who? ____________________________________
2) What? _____________________________________
3) Where? _____________________________________
4) When? _____________________________________
5) Why? _____________________________________
______________________
The story is about a young man who was honored a Lifesaver Award because he gave first aid and saved his neighbor's life after a knife attack.
teenager John Janson
honored at the Lifesaver Awards
in Rivertown
last night
for giving first aid on a neighbor after a shocking knife attack

8. Fast-reading: Read the article quickly and then put these events in the order.
__ The attacker ran away.
__ Anne was attacked and started to scream.
__ John performed first aid on Anne
__ John was studying in his house.
__ The ambulance arrived.
__ John ran outside with his father.
__ John found Anne in her garden with
terrible knife wounds. 4 2 6 1 7 3 5

9. Answer the questions Careful-reading: 1.What was John honoured for?
2.What did John do when he heard the screaming?
3.What happened to Anne?
4.What saved Ms Slade’s life?
5.What first aid did John perform on
Anne?
6.What adjectives would you use to describe John’s actions? Give at least three.

10. 1. What was John honoured for?
He was honoured for giving lifesaving first aid on his neighbour after a shocking knife attack.
2. What did John do when he heard the screaming?
He rushed outside.

11. 3. What happened to Anne?
She had been stabbed repeatedly with a knife and was bleeding heavily. Her hands had almost been cut off.
4. What saved Ms Slade’s life?
John’s quick action and knowledge of first aid saved her life.

12. 5.What first aid did John perform on Anne?
He used some tea towels and tape to treat the most severe injuries to Anne’s hands.
He slowed the bleeding by applying pressure to the wounds until the police and ambulance arrived.

13. 6. What adjectives would you use to describe John’s actions
6. What adjectives would you use to describe John’s actions? Give at least three.
brave, quick-thinking, helpful, heroic, courageous,
unselfish, fearless, confident

14. Summary — Fill in the Blanks.
Last night, John heard ___________ and _______ outside. His neighbor Anne had been _______. She was _______ heavily.
John and his father asked for ________, but nobody could ____ _____ _____ ___ them. They got some tea _____ and ____ from their house. John used these to ____ the most severe injuries and _______ the bleeding by ________ _________ to the wounds. It was John’s ______ _______ and ____________ of first aid that saved Anne’s life.
screaming
rushed
stabbed
bleeding
bandages
put their hands on
towels
tape
treat
slowed
applying
pressure
quick
action
knowledge

15. Post-reading: Discussion
1. Do you think John was silly or brave to get involved in the situation? Give
reasons.
2. Would you have done the same as
John? Give reasons.
3.Do you think it is worthwhile to take a course in first aid? Give reasons.

16. Homework
Write a short description of an accident and how to deal with the injuries in the accident.